森ate State and Local Government Committee Hears ‘People Over Parking Act’

2024年5月6日

The bill was amended by the committee and laid over for possible inclusion in the state and local government and veterans omnibus bill.

5月2日 森ate State and Local Government and Veterans Committee 听到 SF 3572, also known as the “Minnesota People Over Parking Act.” The bill, authored by 森. 奥马尔·法塔赫 (DFL-Minneapolis), would prohibit all cities in Minnesota from imposing any type of minimum parking requirement for residential, 商业, or industrial properties within its jurisdiction aside from disability parking spaces or bicycle parking.

The bill was co-presented by 森. 约旦拉斯穆森 (R-Fergus下降), who touted the proposal as a way to reduce housing costs and was critical of city requirements. Rasmussen also supported and discussed an 修正案(pdf), which was added to the bill, that would prohibit any city from conditioning an approval of a residential building permit, residential subdivision development, or residential planned unit development on the creation of a homeowners association.

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Testifiers in support of the bill included 住房 First Minnesota, Service Employees International Union, the Minnesota 住房 合作伙伴hip, Neighbors for More Neighbors, and Move Minnesota, 等.

The League of Minnesota Cities provided written testimony opposing the bill along with other city organizations. The City Engineers Association of Minnesota (CEAM) and the cities of Stillwater and Annandale also provided written letters of opposition.

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While the bill was laid over for possible inclusion in the state and local government and veterans omnibus bill and was not acted on, there appeared to be bipartisan support from some members of the committee. Even if the proposal is not included in the omnibus bill, the language could be offered as an amendment when the full 森ate considers the bill on the floor. Cities with concerns about the provisions in the bill should contact their 森ators.

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